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May 29, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 9 2
Braves 3 6 2
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Astros 4 9 2
Braves 3 6 2

Rowland Office Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .241
OBP .250 .344
At Bats 4 137
Hits 1 33
• Singles 1 27
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 12

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 8
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 29, 1976
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Ken Forsch
Skip Jutze
Bob Watson
Rob Andrews
Jerry DaVanon
Roger Metzger
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Greg Gross
Rowland Office
Dave May
Darrel Chaney

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 9 2 6
Atlanta Braves 3 6 2 7
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Phil Niekro
Save Ken Forsch
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 11,238
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Office hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dave May pinch hits for Max Leon. May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chaney moves to third.
Bottom 9 Royster hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Ken Forsch now pitching. Chaney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Vic Correll now catching. Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Paciorek pinch runs for Biff Pocoroba. Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pocoroba takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Jerry DaVanon now playing third base. Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jerry DaVanon pinch runs for Ken Boswell. Max Leon now pitching. Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Boswell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores.
Top 8 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Cedeno goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Niekro bunts towards third. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 7 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 7 Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Andrews is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Gross hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Niekro hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Wynn. The throw from Jutze and he is safe. Wynn steals second.
Bottom 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jutze hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boswell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Office for the out.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and has Gross trapped. There's the throw to Perez who tags Gross for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second.
Top 5 Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jutze hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Watson strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Andrews moves to third.
Top 3 Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Gross trying to get to third. Wynn throws the ball in to Royster, who tags Gross for the out.
Top 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez misplays the ball. That's an error on Perez.
Top 3 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Office is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Niekro fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Niekro. Cruz scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Top 2 Boswell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Top 2 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Watson hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Chaney hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 1 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Henderson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Wynn scores. Henderson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson juggles the ball. That's an error on Watson. Office scores. Wynn moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Jutze for a passed ball. Office moves to third.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. Office moves to second.
Bottom 1 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Andrews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez catches it and throws to first to double up Gross.
Top 1 Gross takes first base on ball four.